Jeffrey Bigg, a CS grad student, investigated new technologies presented at the Consumer Electronic Show to bring to CIRI, a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence aimed at improving critical infrastructure resilience.

An expert in the areas of technology and law, Jay Kesan spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the Cybersecurity National Action Plan, President Obama’s new initiative to strengthen the nation’s cyberdefenses over the next decade.

She discusses a new, robust system for synchronizing Phasor Measurement Units, which are used to measure conditions of the power grid and provide assistance with real-time operations and off-line analysis to improve reliability and efficiency.

The Cyber Resilient Energy Delivery Consortium (CREDC), which consists of 11 universities and national laboratories and is funded by the Dept. of Energy, will focus on improving the resilience and security of the cyber networks that serve as the backbone of energy infrastructure.